Lucy Dacus: I always thought that that line is the essential context for the chorus because it's like the person convinced you of the lie. Phoebe, what are your thoughts on that?īridgers: It's clearly self-deprecating, but it's also a dig at the other person. That lyric "I can feel myself becoming someone only you could want," really plays on this kind of two sides of intimacy - it's obviously really nice to be close to somebody, but it can sort of shine a light on the parts of you that maybe you don't love. One of the themes that I hear a lot as I've listened to this record is digging into intimacy.
There aren't a lot of supergroups that are greater than the sum of their parts, I don't think. I think there are some great ones, but you need the context of the people's solo work for it to be cool. Like does supergroup trivialize it? Or does it not trivialize? Because this music is obviously an amazing album.īridgers: I think it only trivializes it because contextually there aren't very many cool supergroups.
Julien Baker: Yeah, I feel like side projects are when a person from an already successful band wants to do something obscure or a little bit more esoteric and make, like. Phoebe Bridgers: I like it better than "side project." Miles Parks, Weekend Edition : I was hoping we could actually start with the "supergroup" moniker. To listen to the audio version, click the link above.
The following interview has been condensed and edited. Fans have been begging for more ever since, and now the band is back with a full-length record, the record.Īll three members joined Weekend Edition to talk about writing songs about the power of friendship, being called a "supergroup" and the joys of pressing the button that tells you not to press it. And it's clear from the moment NPR talked to them that they are entirely in sync.Īs a band, the members call themselves boygenius and in 2018 the group released its first music together in the form of a six-song, self-titled EP. Musicians Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus all have big solo careers, but they joined forces a few years back on a joint project.
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